Low Income Apartments and Affordable Housing For Rent in Carmichaels, PA

Discover affordable housing in Carmichaels where there are 3+ housing opportunities based on income and household needs like accessible units for seniors or persons with disabilities. Find and apply to these low income apartments now.

Parkview Knoll

317 Parkview Knls, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 15320

Carmichaels Arbors

211 Liberty St, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 15320

Cedarwood Apartments

403 Cedarwood Dr, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania 15320

The Hourly Wage Needed to Afford A Safe, Modest 2 Bed Apartment In Carmichaels, Pennsylvania
$16.69/hour
$9.44 (+130%) more than Pennsylvania minimum wage and $9.44 (+130%) more than the Federal minimum wage.
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What HUD offices serve Carmichaels, Pennsylvania?

Public Housing Agencies operate federally assisted affordable housing programs at local levels on behalf of HUD. Notably, housing agencies are responsible for managing Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher, Public Housing, and Project-Based Voucher waiting lists within their jurisdiction.

Operates the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher (HCV), Public Housing programs for Carmichaels, Pennsylvania.

Go to the Pennsylvania Public Housing and Low-Income Apartments Waiting Lists page for openings near Carmichaels.

How many renters live in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania?

The City of Carmichaels has 465 people living in 184 households.

There are 162 renters living in 63 renter households in this City. Renters make up 34.84 percent of the population living in Carmichaels.

What is the rental market like in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania?

There are an estimated 215 housing units in the Carmichaels area. Of these, 63 units are rental homes, making up 29 percent of the housing market. For every renter household in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania, there are 1 rental units.

What is the vacancy rate for rentals in Carmichaels?

The rental vacancy rate in Carmichaels is 0 percent. This is a lower than average vacancy rate. When rental vacancy rates are low there are fewer available units. Rents tend to be higher as more people compete for scarce housing.

How many rental units are in Carmichaels for each bedroom size?

Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carmichaels
Studio One-Bedroom Two-Bedroom Three-Bedroom Four+ Bedrooms
0 0 42 6 15
Occupied Rental Units by Size in Carmichaels

A large number of apartments in Carmichaels have two or fewer bedrooms. Seniors and young professionals especially may have more success finding an apartment that meets their needs.

How many renter households in Carmichaels are overburdened by housing costs?

Among renter households in this market, 16 percent have housing cost burden. Further, 0 percent of households are extremely rent overburdened. When renters pay too much for their housing, it leaves little money for other necessities like food, clothes, or medicine.

The federal government says that renters are cost-burdened if they pay more than a third of their monthly income for rent and utilities.

How Much Is Rent in Carmichaels

Depending on size, the Fair Market Rent - HUDs measurement of the cost of an average housing unit - ranges from $693 to $1,192. FMRs are updated annually by HUD for every city and county nationwide.

Bed Size 2024 Fair Market Rents
Studio $693
One BR $697
Two BR $881
Three BR $1,065
Four BR $1,192
2024 Fair Market Rents in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

How many units are rented at Fair Market Rent (FMR) in Carmichaels?

Renters with a Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher must select a home that is at or below the area’s Fair Market Rent. Markets with a large share of units above FMR tend to have longer search times to find a qualified unit, while those with a large share of units below FMR tend to have more choices and shorter search times. The share below FMR can vary by size of unit, as shown in the table below.

These are the approximate number of units renting below the FMR in this market:

Unit Size Count of Units Below FMR Percentage of Total Units Below FMR
Two BR 27 64 percent
Rental Units Below FMR in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

How many affordable rental units are in Carmichaels?

There are a variety of federal affordable housing programs serving households in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania including the following:

Federal Program Unit Count
Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance 1
Tracked Units by Federal Program in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

Rental units may be funded in part by multiple federal programs.

Income Based Apartments in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

Carmichaels features 181 income based apartments. Tenants of income based apartments typically pay no more than 30% of their income towards rent and utilities.

Low Rent Apartments in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

There are 0 rent subsidized apartments that do not provide direct rental assistance but remain affordable to low income households in Carmichaels.

Housing Choice Vouchers in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania

On average, Section 8 Housing Choice vouchers pay Carmichaels landlords $0 per month towards rent. The average voucher holder contributes $0 towards rent in Carmichaels.

The maximum amount a voucher would pay on behalf of a low-income tenant in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania for a two-bedroom apartment is between $793 and $969.

Sourced from federal housing data and AffordableHousingOnline.com research.